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From: Emmett Abati Doe
To: KPFT_Governance@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 11:01 AM
Subject: [KPFT_Governance] Bylaw Proposal for Sub-Committee: INTERNAL SAFETY AND INTEGRITY

TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE KPFT BYLAW COMMITTEE.

AS REQUESTED, HERE IS THE SUB-COMMITTEE PROPOSAL I PASSED OUT AT LAST NIGHTS BYLAW COMMITTEE MARATHON.

ABATI

"BY THEIR FRUITS YE SHALL KNOW THEM…FOR A GOOD TREE CAN'T BRING-FORTH CORRUPT FRUIT …NEITHER CAN A CORRUPT TREE BRING FORTH GOOD FRUIT; THEREFORE BY THEIR FRUITS YE SHALL KNOW THEM"

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PROPOSED BYLAW ARTICLE TO CREATE, THE SUB-COMMITTEE FOR INTERNAL SAFETY AND INTEGRITY.

SUBMITTED: BY ABATI (713-710-0993) AUGUST 15, 2002, FOR CONSIDERATION AND COMMENT FROM THE KPFT BYLAW COMMITTEE.

It is an historical fact that the Governments of The United States of America has targeted THE PACIFICA FOUNDATION, STAFF AND ACTIVIST with the purpose and intent to Neutralize, and Prevent Anti War and Progressive Ideas and Principals from Entering the Mainstream of Political, Economic, Cultural, and Social Thought. The Impact of "THOUGHT RADIO" is a MOST powerful COUNTER FORCE to the rampaging agenda of Corporate/State Interest.

THEREFORE IT IS THE DUTY, OBLIGATION AND THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE PACIFICA FOUNDATION, AND THE LOCAL BY-LAW COMMITTEES TO RESPOND TO THIS EVER PRESENT REALITY, BY CREATING A PERMANENT SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE PACIFICA FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT WILL BE PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE "INTERNAL SAFETY AND INTEGRITY" OF THE PACIFICA FOUNDATION.

(PROPOSED BYLAW ARTICLE)

SECTION 1 "SUB-COMMITTEE FOR INTERNAL SAFETY AND INTEGRITY": There shall be a Sub-Committee For Internal Integrity which shall be a Sub-Committee of the Board of the Directors of the Pacifica Foundation.

(A) POWER AND AUTHORITY OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE FOR INTERNAL SAFETY AND INTEGRITY: Is authorized and charged with establishing it's own operational guidelines, structure, and procedures in the execution of it's responsibility to the Board of Directors in the development, coordination of such systems, activates and practices, as to provide for the internal integrity of the Foundations, Bylaws Mission, employees and volunteers.

(B) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Proactively seek out, investigate, identify and or to prevent such actions, programs, and or activities that seek to impede, and generally seek to destabilize and undermine the Mission, Purpose and functions of The Pacifica Foundation…

(C) COMPOSITION OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE: The Sub-Committee shall be comprised of the Chairperson of the Foundations Board of Directors, the Station Mangers, one elected delegate from each L A B, and one elected representative from the employee Union.

(D) FUNDING FOR THE SUB-COMMITTEE: The Pacifica Foundation Board shall provide the necessary funds to establish, operate, and to conduct the business of the Sub-Committee as in the judgment of the Sub-Committee deems desirable and or important to accomplish it's directive.

(E) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION: It shall be that The Sub-Committee For Internal Integrity shall provide to any member of the Sub-Committee any and all information upon written request. The requested document(s), use(s), must be clearly stated. The use(s) of the information shall be restricted to the purpose and use(s), stated in the written request.

(F) FINDINGS AND OPEN REPORTING: The Sub-Committee For Internal Safety And Integrity, shall make a quarterly report to the Board Of Directors Of The Pacifica Foundation as to the state of the Internal Integrity Of The Pacifica Foundation. These Reports will be posted, and maintained on the Pacifica National and All Local Station websites.

(G) RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS: In no case shall The Sub-Committee For Internal Safety And Integrity operate, or seek to create any practices which is or would seem to be in conflict or contest the National Bylaws of the Foundation.

(H) SUNSHINE RULE: All meetings and activities of the Sub-Committee For Internal Safety And Integrity shall be open and available to all members of the Board Of Directors Of The Pacifica Foundation.

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"BY THEIR FRUITS YE SHALL KNOW THEM…FOR A GOOD TREE CAN'T BRING-FORTH CORRUPT FRUIT …NEITHER CAN A CORRUPT TREE BRING FORTH GOOD FRUIT; THEREFORE BY THEIR FRUITS YE SHALL KNOW THEM"